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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

251 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 10 of 13

Bowral Council. (Continued from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 4

Ald. Briggs moved on notice that the Hon. Bruce Smith be asked to donate a piece of land to allow better visibility for traffic at the corner…

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Mittagong Baths. Chlorination Plant for £150. Ald. Shimmels Reports to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 2

At the meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night Ald. Shimmels, who was one of the delegates to the recent Local Government…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 28th Sept., 1936. In the Meantime

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 October 1936 · page 4

The attitude to be taken by the P.P. Union in the coming referendum, campaign will no doubt be defined so far as is possible at the meeting of…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 3

The following report was submitted at Monday's meeting of the above Shire:— STATE HIGHWAY…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 3

Work on the Shire roads is being carried out as far as funds will permit. At Wilde's meadow, forming and gravelling is in progress…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Council) Sydney, 6th Oct., 1936. Serious Press Statement Refuted

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 4

delegate at the quarterly meeting of the Central Executive Council were incensed at the publication in the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" of a…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Venables), and Ald. Baker, Briggs, Crabtree, Cummins, Elliott, Gall and Pickles. An apology was received…

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Small Window. Discussion in Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 3

The Inspectro reporting regarding the Mayoral Minute submitted to the previous meeting in relation to insufficient lighting of one of the rooms…

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Inferior Goods. Accepted by Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 2

At a recent meeting of Bowral Council tenders for the supply of linoleum for the Town Hall were opened. The tender of Mr. A. N…

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District Publicity. Council Support Scheme

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 3

There was a representative gathering of Aldermen and Councillors from the Wingecarribee and Nattai Shires and Bowral and Mittagong…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 2

Present: The full Council, the Mayor (Aid. Terry) in the chair. On the recommendation of the Town Clerk the Mittagong Militia…

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Bowral Council. (Continued from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 2

After considerable discussion regarding tenders for the extensions to the filtration plant it was decided to adopt the recommendation of the…

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Borrow Too Much. Wingecarribee Council. Debate. Saddling Councils with Relief

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 4

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council, Cr. Ross characterised as waste of money a proposal that the engineer prepare plans for relief…

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County Council Reconstruction Likely. Electricity Control

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 2

A move to reconstruct the County Council by increasing its membership is almost certain to be made in the near…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 12th Oct., 1936. Preparing for the Future

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 4

Although the actual form of the Constitutional question to be referred to the electors of Australia in the projected referendum has not yet…

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Our Local Roads. Shire Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 3

Reporting upon the work in progress on the main roads of the Shire, to the last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Venables), and Aid. Cummins, Crabtrec, Elliott and Gall. The Local Government Association…

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Placing Burden on Council. Government and Unemployed Relief

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council The Under Secretary for Public Works wrote with reference to Council's request for assistance in…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 19th Oct., 1936. The Referendum

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 October 1936 · page 4

Pending the passage of the Referendum Enabling Bill by the Federal Parliament it is gratifying to note that the suggested form in which the…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Terry), and Aid. Downs, Helson, McDonald, Nelson, Shimmels, Stevenson and Worner…

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